Prospector
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Time Fished: 1pm - 220pm
Weather Conditions: 76 degrees, Sun and occasional clouds
Water Conditions: 58 degrees, Clear, slight greenish hue, cfs 153 (historical ave for this day was 178) so less volume than normal
Insects: Couple different types of Caddis (sz 16/18). I wasn’t able to catch any.
No birds working here but a few types of Caddis were present. Fewer insects than on Clarion River, but slightly more rises. I probably saw 7 different risers in 60 yd stretch .
Since there are a lot of rainbows here so I started swinging a Woolly Bugger and had no takes. I saw a handful of rises by the time I reached an overhanging tree that is usually lined with risers. So despite seeing no rises under the tree, I cut off my Bugger in favor of a tan caddis dry. I casted under this tree and hit all shaded areas from front to back with no takers. I proceeded to use beetle, caterpillar, and finally a gray Caddis without a take. I then worked upstream through some risers and had 1 take and had one nudge with a nose. Didn’t hook a fish.
The fellow I was with caught a really nice rainbow 16”-17” on a Caddis dry. He had a few strikes.
There were 3 other people fishing. Only 2 groups of kayakers came past.
Weather Conditions: 76 degrees, Sun and occasional clouds
Water Conditions: 58 degrees, Clear, slight greenish hue, cfs 153 (historical ave for this day was 178) so less volume than normal
Insects: Couple different types of Caddis (sz 16/18). I wasn’t able to catch any.
No birds working here but a few types of Caddis were present. Fewer insects than on Clarion River, but slightly more rises. I probably saw 7 different risers in 60 yd stretch .
Since there are a lot of rainbows here so I started swinging a Woolly Bugger and had no takes. I saw a handful of rises by the time I reached an overhanging tree that is usually lined with risers. So despite seeing no rises under the tree, I cut off my Bugger in favor of a tan caddis dry. I casted under this tree and hit all shaded areas from front to back with no takers. I proceeded to use beetle, caterpillar, and finally a gray Caddis without a take. I then worked upstream through some risers and had 1 take and had one nudge with a nose. Didn’t hook a fish.
The fellow I was with caught a really nice rainbow 16”-17” on a Caddis dry. He had a few strikes.
There were 3 other people fishing. Only 2 groups of kayakers came past.
